How a single lesson is structured:

 

1. Wagner quotation (optional)
2. The lesson itself (required)
1. Grammar
2. Vocabulary (17-22 words)
3. Practice

                                                               i.      Reading text

                                                             ii.      Exercises

3. Supplementary material (optional)
   Lessons 1 - 3 have guidance on pronunciation, and are suited to the beginner.
   Lesson 4 and above contain a mixed selection of topics, only some of which may be suitable for the beginner. Whenever I find interesting websites, I include the links in the supplemental sections.

 

Current and planned topics:

 

	CURRENT TOPICS.
Lesson 1	Learn the present tense of sein.
Lesson 2	Learn the present tense of werden.
Lesson 3	The present tense of haben and weak verbs
Lesson 4	Decline the articles and nouns.
Lesson 5	Learn to use the strong verbs.
Lesson 6	dieser, jeder, jener, mancher, solcher, welcher
Lesson 7	mein, dein, sein, ihr (her, their), Ihr (your), unser, euer
Lesson 8	Learn the simple past tense.
Lesson 9	Recognize and use irregular nouns.
Lesson 10	Learn the future tense.
Lesson 11	Get used to verb-second word order.
Lesson 12	Use subordinating conjunctions.
	PLANNED TOPICS.
Lesson 13	Learn the perfect tenses (with haben).
Lesson 14	Learn the perfect tenses (with sein).
Lesson 15	Memorize aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu.
Lesson 16	Memorize durch, für, gegen, ohne, um, wider.
Lesson 17	Use the 2-way prepositions: an, auf, über, unter, vor, hinter, neben, zwischen, in.
Lesson 18	Use personal pronouns in all the cases.
Lesson 19	Introduce word-questions with interrogative pronouns.
Lesson 20	Give commands and requests.
Lesson 21	dürfen, [mögen,] können, müssen, sollen, wollen
Lesson 22	Using the double infinitive construction
Lesson 23	Using adjectives in the absence of article-words
Lesson 24	Using adjectives following dieser-words
Lesson 25	Using adjectives following kein-words
Lesson 26	Verbs with inseparable prefixes
Lesson 27	Verbs with separable prefixes
Lesson 28	Make additonal use of infinitives.
Lesson 29	Comparison of adjectives
Lesson 30	Impersonal verbs

 

More than a dozen additional lessons will include:

 

(approx. lessons 31-35)

31. cardinal and
32. ordinal numbers,
33. the calendar,
34. relative pronouns,
35. indefinite pronouns,

 

(approx. lessons 36-40)

36. mixed verbs,
37. comparison of adverbs,
38. time expressions,
39. reflexive verbs,
40. demonstrative pronouns,

 

(approx. lessons 41-45)

41. modes and tenses
42. conditional mode
43. possessive pronouns,
44. subjunctive (Konjunktiv II), doubt, uncertainty
45. simple conditions,

 

(approx. lessons 46-50)

subjunctive (Konjunktiv I),

subjunctive of indirect speech,

46. subjunctive of unreal conditions,
47. passive voice, and
48. participial constructions.

 

1/06/2011

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